Mochamad Muslih ,

Usually, the results of an experiment are covered by copyright and the experimental setup + equipment (if custom) can be covered (if they meet a specific criteria) for patents and trade secrets (and also copyright for its written form).

Thanks for your answer.

I hope you are talking about patents(IPR) of your research. Yes if your research is novel with covering inventive step and it is applicable for industrial use. Then you can submit for patent of your invention.

If you want to take out a patent, get a patent agent to help you. It is important NOT to publish any results before you apply for the patent, as your own prior publication would invalidate any patent application.

To be more precise : some rights you have to ask for (through filing a patent application for instance), some other rights are created as soon as you produce the results (droit d'auteur, Copyright : for text, images, software). In all cases you might have to defend your rights ; for industrial property (patent, trademark) you will use the Title granted (patent granted for instance), for copyrights you might need proof of date (so use lab Notebooks !).

Thank very much for the answer Mr Dhanajoy, Mr Charles, and Mr Christophene.

Christophe's advice is correct: it depends on which particular type of HAKI ("IP right") you're interested in. Note also that if you work for a corporation or university, your employer may actually have the rights, or you may be obliged to assign your rights to them, as a condition of your employment contract.

Thanks James (I DO appreciate a compliment from a patent attorney :)

And yes, you rise a very important point : watch your employer's rights...

Thanks MR James and MR Christophe for the answer.

It is possible to obtain protection if you obtain a valid patent. Firstly, you need to file a provisional patent application in your country (12months) which can be followed by a full application. The provisional application can be really basic, but be careful if you don't put all features of your invention in the provisional, later you may not be able to add more.

If you wish - you can go via the international route. That means making a PCT application in your country, or in AU, KR, or in another country. Obviously, you can place the names of the inventors and the applicant should be the University where you work.